Twenty legion fleets, 60,000 interstellar warships.

When these interstellar warships were lined up there, it was as if they were a mountain range and a tsunami.

But before this spectacle, six thousand interstellar warships stood blocking the way, like a giant dragon blocking the way.

"Sir, in 60 seconds, we will be entering the furthest engagement range!" the adjutant whispered to the governor.

The Southern governor looked at the man opposite him who had a faint smile on his face.

He couldn't understand how this man dared to face his Southern Sacred Fleet with such confidence!

Does he really want to go to war with the Holy Glory Empire?

At that moment, the Southern governor considered many things.

On the right side of the video window is a star map of the current battlefield. You can see a red line, which is the calculated furthest engagement line between the two interstellar warships.

Once this line is crossed, a starship battle could break out at any moment!

By then, the situation will be out of control.

The Southern governor glanced at the man opposite him again; he was indeed very composed.

"Zhao Chen of the Xiaolong Legion, very good."

I'll remember you.

The Southern governor uttered a single sentence and then immediately shut down the video call.

Saint Cana was left there bewildered.

Is...is war about to break out?

"Report! The Southern Sacred Fleet opposite us is slowing down and shows signs of turning away!" Secretary Lilith reported.

"Keep a close eye on the situation on the other side and don't let your guard down."

"As long as the enemy ships dare to open fire, destroy the enemy's main fleet forces immediately!" Zhao Chen calmly issued the order.

"yes."

Zhao Chen stretched.

"Alright, that's all."

"Is that all?" Saint Cana asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Of course, if your Southern governor is unwilling to fight, then this naturally ends here," Zhao Chen said with a nonchalant smile.

Saint Cana stared at the Southern Holy Fleet on the star map, which was slowing down; it was clear that its course was changing!

Is this... is this just going to be left like this?

Did the Southern Sacred Fleet just let the culprit who annihilated the Holy Lance Corps go?

Moreover, it seems there's still a T4 Retribution Angel-class heavy interstellar battleship from the Holy Lancer Legion there!

"Target locked! Fire!" Xue Xiaoxiao shouted excitedly.

Just then, Xue Xiaoxiao directed their T4 Blue-Eyes White Dragon-class heavy interstellar armored battleship to lock onto the T4 Punishing Angel-class heavy interstellar battleship that had been fleeing for more than ten hours.

A massive, silvery-white beam of light pierced directly through the side of the T4 Retribution Angel-class heavy interstellar battleship.

From then on, the flagship of the Holy Lance Corps was destroyed, and all of the Holy Lance Corps' interstellar warships either surrendered or were destroyed.

The Holy Lance Corps was completely annihilated by Zhao Chen!

As Saint Cana looked at the exploded T4 Retribution Angel-class heavy interstellar battleship in the distance, she still couldn't quite process what had happened.

In particular, the fact that the Southern Sacred Fleet actually retreated?

They watched helplessly as the last survivor of the Holy Lance Legion, the flagship T4 Retribution Angel-class heavy interstellar battleship, was destroyed!

"This... is it over?" Saint Cana said in disbelief.

At this moment, it can be clearly seen on the radar star map that the Southern Sacred Fleet Group is indeed withdrawing.

"Of course, otherwise why would they fight me to the death for a fallen Holy Lance Legion?" Zhao Chen joked.

"To annihilate the Holy Lance Corps is tantamount to declaring war on the Holy Radiant Empire!"

Even if... even if... your so-called crimes are plausible, the governor of the Southern Sacred Fleet... should... should..." Saint Cana was at a loss for words.

"You should fight a great battle with my Dragon Legion for the glory of your Holy Glorious Empire."

"To avenge the Holy Lance Legion, you want to annihilate my Dragon Legion here, is that it?" Zhao Chen revealed Saint Cana's thoughts.

Saint Cana looked at Zhao Chen without saying anything, but that was indeed her thought.

This was the plot development she originally expected to see.

"Then what?

Then this Southern Governor will drag the heavily damaged Southern Holy Fleet back to the Holy Radiant Empire, gaining the so-called glory you speak of, but he will most likely suffer the humiliation of being kicked while he's down by the other governors.

You should know that I am absolutely confident that I can devour these 60,000 interstellar warships in front of me.

Even if I am dragged into a war of attrition, he can still mobilize all the remaining interstellar warships of the Southern Sacred Fleet, bringing together 300,000 interstellar warships.

I am at least confident that I can take away at least half of his starships with my six thousand starships!

Even more!

"He paid such a high price, and all he got in return was the glory you speak of," Zhao Chen said.

“Other governors would suppress him? This... how is that possible...” Saint Cana was somewhat unwilling to believe the idea proposed by Zhao Chen.

"Hey, someone like you would be a great fighter."

But in this respect, your belief in holy light has made things too naive.

Do you really think that the internal strife of your Holy Glory Empire is as simple as it seems on the surface?

"The Saints family is all-powerful?" Zhao Chen chuckled, as if looking at a naive little girl.

Saint Cana looked at Zhao Chen, puzzled.

"This really shows that those involved are often confused while bystanders see things clearly."

You said before that the Saint Family is the most powerful in your empire, but your empire's family system is different from our Starry Empire's family system.

Your family system is more like a group or company. The Saints family is not composed of just one bloodline.

From what I understand, it seems to be a saintly family composed of several ethnic groups, right? They have brought each other closer through marriage and cooperation.

Since they are different interest groups, even if they have formed a large saintly family now, once a certain opportunity arises, this seemingly united interest group will fall apart in a short period of time.

"That's the kind of existence the Saints' family is." Zhao Chen looked at Saint Cana, who still didn't understand his meaning.

He was even more direct: "You said before that two of your empire's five consuls come from the Saints' family, and another was a disciple of the Saints' family."

Unfortunately, this corresponds exactly to the three factions currently within the Saints family.

That Southern governor was one of them, wasn't I right?

Saint Cana looked at Zhao Chen in surprise, never expecting that someone from the Starry Empire would know so much about him.

"The three forces within the Saints family have always been united, or rather, in a state of balance."

However, what if the military force supported by one of these factions suddenly experiences a sharp decline in strength?

"What do you think... the remaining two forces will do?" Zhao Chen squinted.

Saint Cana was speechless.

"The remaining two forces will definitely use every means to annex it!"

Zhao Chen continued, "Moreover, I suspect there's another, even more important reason why this Southern governor was so decisive in his retreat."

Because of this reason, rescuing the Holy Lancer Legion has become meaningless.

However, we need to investigate and confirm this reason later before we can know for sure.